Income protection

Society of Mortgage Professionals extend events agenda

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has extended its schedule of specialist mortgage and protection roadshows...

LV= discounts income protection premium rates

LV= is offering a 5% discount on its income protection premium rates. The discount applies...

Aegon paid 98% of life claims during 2014

£113m was paid out by Aegon UK in claims for life (including terminal illness),...

New income protection product from Columbus Direct

Columbus Direct has launched its new direct to consumer income protection product. Cover starts...

Exeter Family Friendly adds primary care benefits to IP

Exeter Family Friendly has added three new benefits to its range of income protection...

Pink makes income protection pledge

Every adviser in Pink's network is to now discuss income protection with their clients from...

Cirencester Friendly paid out 94% of claims last year

Income protection business Cirencester Friendly paid 94% of claims in 2014, totalling £3.3m in...

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The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

Rachel Geddes: Redefining what’s possible for brokers and borrowers

When Rachel Geddes picked up the phone after a job interview to ask her mum what a mortgage was, she didn’t realise she was...

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Mortgage industry rallies behind Christmas charity concert

Momentum is building fast behind this year’s Christmas charity concert in aid of EveryYouth...

First-time buyers put at the heart of Treasury mortgage talks

The government will urge lenders to put first-time buyers at the top of their...

Target urges lenders to treat mortgage servicing as a strategic asset

Target Group has called on mortgage lenders to rethink their approach to servicing, arguing...

Heron Financial launches AI training cohort and ethics committee

Heron Financial has launched an artificial intelligence training programme for staff alongside the creation...